Video Game Sales Interactive Dashboard

Dataset Overview: Summary Statistics

Key Dataset Metrics

Total Games Analyzed

16,415

Total Global Sales

8,810.59M USD

Avg. Critic Score (out of 100)

70.0

Avg. User Score (out of 100)

73.3

Unique Platforms

31

Unique Genres

12

Unique Publishers

579

Data Range (Years)

1980 - 2020

Top 3 Genres by Global Sales

  • Action 1717.62M
  • Sports 1310.38M
  • Shooter 1041.83M

These are the genres that have generated the most revenue across all regions.

Top 3 Platforms by Global Sales

  • PS2 1233.46M
  • X360 961.39M
  • PS3 931.14M

These platforms represent the highest revenue generators in the video game market.

Regional Sales by Genre

Regional and Global Sales Trends Over Time

Total Global Sales by Platform

Global Sales Trends Over Time

Critic Score vs User Score (Scaled for Comparison, Sized by Global Sales)

Enhanced Scatter Plot (with opacity for density):

Publisher and Developer Impact

Publisher Sales Trends Over Time:

Average Sales per Game by Publisher:

Top 25 Publishers by Global Sales with Average Critic and User Scores:

Game Rating Analysis

Regional Sales by Game Rating:

Rating Distribution within Top 10 Genres:

Genre Performance Metrics

Distribution of Critic Scores by Genre:

Distribution of User Scores (Scaled) by Genre:

Distribution of Global Sales by Genre (Log Scale):

Overall Sales Trends

Total Global Sales Trend by Year:

Top Performing Games

Top 25 Games by Global Sales with Critic and User Scores: